summer

the warmest season of the year, coming between spring and autumn/fallWe're going away in the summer.It's very hot here in summer.in the summer of 2009late/early summerthis/next/last summera cool/hot/wet summerIt is now high summer(= the hottest part of summer).a summer’s daya summer dressthe summer holidays/vacationtwo summers agosee alsoIndian summer

Word OriginOld Englishsumor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutchzomer, GermanSommer, also to Sanskritsamā

‘year’

.Extra examplesI returned home for summer vacation.I went home for the summer holidays.Seville is scorching in high summer.She seems to be enjoying an Indian summer of popularity.There are two new courses being run in the summer term.We had an Indian summer that year, very warm until October.the extra light brought by British Summer TimeIdioms